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If you love to try new things, head to Discount Paintball in Elk Grove Village and experience something new and exciting.
Prepare yourself for some post-game soreness after a round of paintball at Discount Paintball.
Drivers will embrace the parking lot located next door to Discount Paintball.

Legacy Paintball and Airsoft Park is a field of dreams, and those dreams belong to Paul Ciesiun. He grew up on paintball fields, and when he was old enough, he owned and operated one, but he still couldn't find a field that matched what he remembered playing on as a kid. So he set out to build one. He found a piece of land in Lockport and along with a crew, cleared away the old tires, abandoned stoves, and forgotten cars that had been dumped there over the years. This set the stage for a paintball and airsoft arena that drew from the best of '90s-era paintball, but with a modern spin. Here, players spread out over four different fields as they duck behind trees or take aim from behind fabricated walls. On-site campgrounds and fishing holes provide players with a place to sleep and eat if they want to make a weekend of it or simulate their ancestors' experience of living off the land with nothing but sacks of paintballs to sleep on.

Located on the shores of the Fox River, Fox Paintball has numerous fields suited for chromatic combat, along with a fully stocked pro shop. The Shipwreck field is comprised of a wooded area marked with ancient-styled barriers—ideal for both close exchanges and long shots—and is inhabited by a druid who officiates each match. The new Ninja Arena puts players among wrecked cars, a trench, sandbag bunkers, and a makeshift "power plant" building. Bunkers and two-story structures dot the other woods fields, and geometric inflatables provide protection from pigment projectiles and low-flying pigeons on the regulation XBall! field. Offering a respite between operations, the pro shop and concessions booth are stocked with eats, drinks, markers, and equipment by makers such as Empire, Tippmann, and Kingman. The park plays host to numerous tournaments and scenario games throughout the year.

Stop by Paintball Explosion in Skokie today and have a fun-filled adventure with the whole entire family.
Challenge your friends to a (not-so-friendly) game of paintball at Paintball Explosion.
Don't feel like driving? Public transportation is right around the corner, with a nearby stop at Skokie (Yellow).
Parking is plentiful, so visitors can feel free to bring their vehicles.

Westmont Yard’s indoor 60yd x 90yd rubber infill turf field, which can split into three separate fields, hosts athletic activities for everyone in the family, from a young son’s one-hand-touch football game to a dad’s adult league soccer match. The facility also puts on after school sports programs and houses birthday parties. For tykes too young to play on the fields, they offer The Playroom, replete with a huge bounce house and obstacle course.

Odyssey Fun World's attractions aren't confined to its 45,000 square feet of indoor games and rides; they also sprawl across 11 acres in the fresh air. Inside, a ferris wheel, bumper cars, and a roller coaster host both kids and adults, and more than 250 arcade games and a laser-tag arena foster friendly competition. The indoor Gamers Lounge allows youngsters to practice their PS4 and XBox One skills, while kids up to 10 years old fling themselves into ball pits, slip down slides, or dispute the physics behind make-believe-ore extraction in tunnels at the four-story Exploration Adventure play structure.
The Tinley Park location also boasts an Odyssey Fun Farm from September 27 through November 1. The farm, which is located across the street from the main park, includes a pumpkin patch, corn maze, and a 5-acre courtyard filled with activities such as pig races and a petting zoo.
Outside, at the Naperville location, the staff keeps the Kidz Adventure Park's inflatable bounce houses and slides properly puffed. At the Tinley Park location, they pretend to manicure the faux turfs of two 18-hole mini-golf courses, including one that's wheelchair accessible. Their bumper boats encourage friendly jostling, but the speedboats, limited to drivers aged 16 and older with a driver's license, are all about crossing the finish line first. As trips down the zipline peak adrenaline and appetites, Chipper's Cafe counters hunger with pizza, wings, and burgers.

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For Dominick Schwartz, the battlefield is a second home. Schwartz grew up amid the makeshift forts and bunkers of Paintball USA, the Southern California–based paintball company run by his parents, Mike and April. Later, he put his combat skills to the test when he joined the Army and completed tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
During his time in the Army, Schwartz was surprised to learn that paintball and the military actually have a lot in common. “The aggressiveness of it all,” he reflects, is largely the same. “When you’re playing paintball, your adrenaline is going, and that matches [combat] perfectly.”
We asked Schwartz if some of the military strategies he learned in the Army translate to the paintball field. Here are five of his favorite advanced maneuvers to try if you’re serious about winning your next round of paintball.
Leapfrogging
During a paintball game, explains Schwartz, you’ll “rarely ever shoot straight in front of you. You’re crossed up with the guy on the other side of the field … so no one can run up on him and no one can run up on you.” To break this stalemate and advance on your opponent, Schwartz advocates using a military technique known as “leapfrogging,” or “buddy livefire.” It’s a team movement in which “one guy shoots, while the other guy [bounds] forward.” The two teammates keep doing this, switching roles until they’ve advanced to their desired position.
Flanking
Flanking maneuvers give you a chance to get behind your opponents without them noticing. Your team maintains a force that pushes forward while a smaller, secret force sneaks out to hit the enemy from behind. “They don’t even see it coming,” explains Schwartz with just a hint of glee.
Dividing and Conquering
Of course, flanking works both ways. If you think you’re in danger of being flanked by an opponent, one of the best ways to survive is to divide and conquer.
To accomplish this, first split up the left and right sides of your party evenly, saving two players for the middle. “Just hammer the left and right side and maintain the middle,” Schwartz advises. Then, when some of your opponent’s forces have gravitated to the left or the right, “pull everyone back to the middle and run up that way.” The final charge is a kind of blitzkrieg, attacking with a strong force in the heart of the enemy territory.
Playing Dead
When you get shot in a typical paintball game, you have to call out “dead man walking” and walk off the field. Schwartz uses this rule to his advantage. He’s concocted a simple trick play designed to lull the enemy into a false sense of security. “You can get up any time in a tournament game and pretend like you’re dead,” he explains. “You can’t actually say it, because then it’s a penalty. But you can just get up and pretend to walk off the field like you’re dead and then just start shooting people.” Whatever works, right?
Trading One for One
To use this strategy effectively, all you need to do is abandon your own hopes for survival and run out into enemy territory, guns blazing. The theory is, “It’s OK if I get shot as long as I take somebody with me,” explains Schwartz. The two teams might each be down one player, but by being the aggressor, you might even take some extra enemies down with you.
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Paintball is the ultimate game of war. It has the power to thrill, to turn longtime friends into sworn enemies, and to reveal a person’s courage in the face of defeat. Oh, and it also lets you splatter everything with paint.
Though paintball guns are loaded with nothing more than harmless paint pellets, it’s understandable how a beginner could feel intimidated on the battlefield. To the uninitiated, a paintball game can look like an intricate chess match, filled with nuances and unusual rules.
To clear things up a bit, we spoke to Paintball USA co-owner April Schwartz, who regularly helps beginners navigate their way around the field. She gave us helpful tips on what to wear, how to avoid getting shot, and what to do when your opponent comes back from the dead.
1. Getting Shot Doesn’t Hurt—If You’re Prepared.
“You want to cover up as much exposed skin as possible,” Schwartz explains. “Put layers of clothing between your skin and the paintball to [blunt] the impact.” Hoodies, sweats, or even just a couple of layered T-shirts make an impact feel like “a bouncy type of hit, as opposed to something that stings.”
2. The Dress Code is Simple: Wear Camo.
According to Schwartz, “the reason you see most paintball players in earth tones, camouflage, and olive green” is simple: you want to blend in with your surroundings. “Natural tones limit your visibility on the field,” making it harder for the opposing team to spot you while you plan a sneak attack.
3. Expect to Get Covered in Paint, Even If You Avoid Getting Shot.
“At the end of the day,” Schwartz explains, “there are lots of accumulated paintballs just lying around that haven’t hit a bunker or a person.” This means that, wherever you walk, you’re likely to step on some of those paintballs. “Your shoes get rather messy … so you’ll want to wear older clothes and older shoes.”
4. The Right Kind of Shoes Can Be Your Best Friend.
“Standard sneakers are slick, [so] you’ll want to wear something that has ridges in the bottom.” Schwartz specifically recommends sports cleats, which have a bit more traction. “You want to have some grip on your shoes, because a lot of times the dirt has some rocks in it and [it’s easy to] slip and fall.”
5. Beginners Should Stick to a Defensive Strategy.
Schwartz’s best advice for new players? “Hang behind the bunkers and don’t rush out.” In general, it’s more likely that the players taking the offensive will be the first ones to get shot.
6. You Can Target Any Part of Your Opponent.
And now, the answer everyone has been waiting for: “Yes, you’re allowed to shoot someone in the head.” These are called “headshots,” Schwartz explains, but there are some guidelines to watch out for. Most paintball fields have ground rules for how many times you can shoot an enemy, and how far away you need to be. At Paintball USA, for instance, “you can’t go closer than 10 feet and just stand there and unload your gun on someone.” Phew.
7. Don’t Bring a Year’s Supply of Paintballs into Battle.
“It’s easy to run out of paintballs if you’re not choosing your targets,” Schwartz explains. “However, you can’t really carry that many paintballs. [They] tend to weigh you down.” If you’re planning ahead, assume that you’ll “probably use up to 200 paintballs in a 30-minute game.”
8. Dead Doesn’t Always Mean Out of the Game.
“When you get shot, you’re considered out. You have to put your gun up and say ‘Dead man’ [before] the referee acknowledges you and you walk off the field.” Fortunately, death isn’t always the final judgment in paintball. “Some fields have a reincarnation rule for beginners,” Schwartz explains. “If you get shot early on, you can clean off the paint and come back.”
9. The Best Paintballers Practice Guerrilla-Style Warfare.
“Don’t just run through the middle of the field,” Schwartz advises. Instead, “ease your way between the bunkers.” Schwartz is fond of comparing paintball to a chess game, in which progress to victory is slow and methodical.
10. If at All Possible, Don’t Get Shot.
This is perhaps the most obvious bit of advice, but it’s also extremely important. “The more players you have alive at the end of the game, the more likely your team is going to win.”
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